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Austrie calls for calm as Hurricane Isaac approaches Dominica

Dominica News Online - Monday, September 10th, 2018 at 3:13 PM

Austrie said NEPO will meet on Tuesday and further instructions will be given

As Hurricane Isaac heads to the island, Deputy Prime Minister, Reginald Austrie has called on Dominicans not to panic and decision relating to the storm may be taken tomorrow when the National Emergency Planning Organization (NEPO) meets and necessary instructions will be issued.

He said on Monday that some of the decisions may include suspension of school and shortening of working hours.

“As we continue to assess the situation a decision may be taken tomorrow when NEPO [National Emergency Planning Organization] meets at 9:00 am and all the necessary instructions will be issues then that may include the suspension of school and the shortening of working hours,” he revealed. This will be communicated to you by the local media from the Disaster Preparedness Office.”

He said Dominicans should not panic and should be making preparation for the arrival of the hurricane.

Austrie said when information is given, everyone should remain indoors.

“I am calling on all residents to remain indoors as much as possible and anyone found uselessly loitering the streets will be dealt with accordingly,” he stated. “Be aware that your personal safety, security, and well-being is paramount.”

Austrie went on to say that due to Hurricane Maria last year the country does not have the full complement of shelters, however available emergency shelters around the country may be opened by Wednesday.

He urged all Dominicans to please respect the emergency shelters “particularly this time when we will be using private homes and some public buildings.”

“The use of these buildings will determine how quickly we can return to normalcy following any storm,” he stated.

Austrie stated further that in areas where there are not sufficient shelters, residents are being asked in the neighbouring communities to please support and assist their neighbor.

“Please stock up on food and water for at least three days and all other items which the National Disaster Office have been advising you to have on hand,” he advised.

He called on business owners to secure all buildings in the City of Roseau and elsewhere around Dominica.

Meantime; Minister for the Environment, Climate Resilience, Disaster Management and Urban Renewal, Joseph Isaac said the various organs of NEPO have been meeting to plan and guide the decision makers in preparation for the arrival of the Hurricane.

He stated Dominicans are being advised to continue to remain vigilant and to monitor the progress of Hurricane Isaac.

“Remember the onus is on all of us to prepare for adverse events,” he said. “I have been advised that the possible hazards associated with this weather maybe winds gusting to Hurricane force resulting in flying debris and falling trees…”

He also advised residents in vulnerable areas and building structures to seek safe shelters.

“Bring along necessities such as water, dry foods and other items to reduce the burden on the system,” he noted.

Isaac went on to say that weather monitoring and reporting is the responsibility of trained professionals only.

“The official and legal body that is responsible for providing up-to-date information on tropical cyclones like Isaac is the meteorological office,” he remarked. “I am therefore calling on those who are involved in the transmission of weather information that is not officially from the Met Office, either on radio or on social media to desist from this practice and allow the authorities who are designated to provide the information to do so.”

At 11:00 am, Hurricane Isaac, was located near latitude 14.7 degrees north and longitude 43.9 degrees west or about 1,150 miles east of the Windward Islands.

Additional strengthening is forecast during the next day or two and Isaac is expected to weaken by the middle of the week on approaching the islands.

On the forecast track, the system is expected to pass over or near to Dominica late Wednesday into Thursday. However, activity associated with the system should begin affecting Dominica by early Wednesday.

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Is there a media core in Dominica? A press conference on a matter of our readiness and preparedness for Isaac against the back drop of the devastation of hurricane Maria a year ago that exposed all kinds of issues including shelter, distribution of supplies , health and medical issues, security and welfare issues, and the press in Dominica did not have not one question to asked. I mean better we just shut down this blasted country man! Or is it that they are afraid to ask hard questions. Then they turn around to call themselves journalist. Look the UWP just had a press conference this morning and almost the same thing happened. The head table had to literally beg for questions from the floor. You mean Dominicans are that baokward that not even a press conference can generate questions from so journalist.

Is that WHO you are DNO, gutter journalism. Nevet have YOU printed anything that states LL state of mind or his personality. Now YOU are printings an article by YOUR Police that calls for the deportation of the P.M. how low and lacking of respect you have shown to the elected officials. Pure pure gutter journalism and pit latrine politic. SHAME ON YOU DNO.

Good point!!!!
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
Lazy Skerrit Must Go Now

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We have been assessing this Labour Government Hurricane situation and incompetent Labour Government for over 18 years now. Austrie, you and your corrupt leader and Labour government are not forecasters to tell us be careful, you all are worth than Maria David wrapped up together. Whereas a Hurricane comes and go within two hours, you and your Hurricane corrupt Labour government has been bashing us for over 18 years. We just cannot take more, we had enough. A hurricane comes once a year, your Labour government Hurricane comes everyday and continues to devastate our Nature Island, with lies, Bobol, corruption, deception, incompetence etc. How on earth do we recover from this Labour Hurricane corruption? Well, we need to kick you all’s assests out of office.
This Skerrit lead Hurricane Labour, along with his bind 18 ministers have failed us, know not of development and has crippled our economy big time. There is no production. We cannot wait on the next Hurricane season, you all must…

My fellow Dominicans and supporters of the DLP, please do Dominica a favor by disallowing Hurricane Skerrit from entering our country. Hurricane Skerrit is a very destructive Storm that like a cancer, destroys in secret until it’s too late. See how hurricane Skerrit destroyed our banana industry, our labor force and Ross University, just to name a few. While it is a fact that Maria destroyed us and set us back by many years, I have no doubt that had it not been for the constant destruction of Hurricane Skerrit, we would recover just as we recovered from hurricane David 40 yrs ago. Think of this my fellow citizens, after David Ross was our little baby; they didn’t rund but stayed here to help us build back even stronger. 40 years later they had to RUN away as if in terror, thanks largely to hurricane Skerrit. We no doubt can’t deal with another storm like Isaac or any other. However if we welcome Skerrit back we would be telling the world we are resilient and don’t need their help

Hurricane is on its way but still thoses nasty idiotic mentally ill so-called Workers have not been able to stop hoping and puffin and writing nonsense all day long. Having said that many of them is in America hiding from the Authorities under a subway and a cheap smartphone writing rubbish about Dominica with their faces looking hungry and vex vex vex.

Listen Fox, envy is getting you nowhere. You stay with YOUR PM and give him a few more years for him to suck our country completely try. He will be going to America then and live in luxury, but where is that gonna leave you and your red friends …?!

Just Thinking, Is this mere coincidence or is it governed by a higher authority? Joseph Isaacs and hurricane Isaac – the first storm to threaten Dominica in this new hurricane season!! Let us wait and see it’s impact. Lord Help Us. We know the intention/potential of Hurricane Isaac is to sweep away Dominica but is this a coded message from the almighty that we must be careful with Mr Isaac who may be harbouring a similar intention?

I do not know why these people are so delusional, and full of rotten baloney!

I am sitting here monitoring the activity of Hurricane Issac; on two weather channel, the same source from where the Dominica Meteorological information derives. I have not heard or seen any movement if Isaac moving to Dominica. They made mention of the Lessor Antilles and the hurricane moving west.

I did not see a report where it said Isaac is going to hit Dominica; so what calm is he advising Dominicans to be calm?

If it is going hit the country, is his red shirt, and Roosevelt red shirt going to prevent it? How can you suggest calm when one does not know what shall be the outcome if Isaac do hit Dominica.

At this time people will always be anxious! You all political demagoguery cannot prevent the inevitable if it must be!

Let it be known as of this day that SKERRITT is not welcome back in the Commonwealth of Dominica. Yahee Yahee Yahee, all persons reading this should pass it on and let it be know for all to deny him reentry.]

DNO please withdraw that nonsense and very bad grammar of Austrie. When a person reads this foolishness and think it came from the deputy prime Minister they will think Maria even destroyed our pre-school or night school. Austrie is flat out confusing and very embarrassing

I would like you to identify what is the very bad grammar DNO should withdraw from Austrie’s announcement. Do you think that the majority of people reading this thinks it’s a foolish announcement. What is it, that’s flat-out confusing with such an announcement, so long with your understanding.

Austrie , you are addressing the nation prior to an impending hurricane, why are you dressed in party colors? These guys still do not know when to to be politicians and when to be statesmen! Get that stupid Red shirt off you in a time like this. Green , Blue and red will equally feel the storm.
I see Skerrit and his peoples have already made excuses to run away from the coming hurricane. This goes to show Dominicans that this guy will not be with us in hard times. What kind of leader is that? You leaving all the people who voted for you and swear that they will do anything to keep you in power but you running away to leave them in Da when ever there is a disaster? Weak and mean indeed.

I wonder what’s is wrong with my people. Such an idiotic and divisive comment yet instead of condeming it we are here giving it thumbs up. What does the colour of Mr Austrie’s shirt has to do with the matter at hand?

Why should one not panic when they have to face yet another storm, with the same failed government that puts their personal benefits ahead of country? They are going through a storm less ready than they were during Maria and the sad thing is most do not have a shelter to run to. The ineptness of this government is once again exposed in this here: “As we continue to assess the situation a decision may be taken tomorrow when NEPO [National Emergency Planning Organization] meets at 9:00 am and all the necessary instructions will be issues then that may include the suspension of school and the shortening of working hours,” he revealed. This will be communicated to you by the local media from the Disaster Preparedness Office.” How could a country be faced with a storm on Wednesday and today Monday, the government can’t decide about school and work until they hear from NEPO tomorrow? Are they serious? Isn’t it better to be over prepared than under prepared? Bunch of jokers and captain out

I really want someone to tell me that these people are not sick! No condition or situation sways them away from a hate talk about Skerrit and other members of government. I am not Dr. Benjamin but this has to be some sort of mental disorder.

My goodness, what will it take? I do not want to be part of you all’s kind of society and what is worse, there are people who think that this behaviour is alright and are pointing fingers in another direction all the time.

I really think it is time for you people to take the helm of government let me see how you are going to function in this morass of hate that you have created and don’t tell me it is Tony who has created it. From my assessment, although he often talks out of turn, most of the time he is defending some crazy accusation made by the other side and which has been going on on radio for over fifteen years.

Unfortunately, in defending and replying, the other side is becoming just as toxic so where does that leave D/A?

You must Shut Up lady ..When people mention the name Skerrit,he is the Prime Minister of Dominica,so you don’t have a point..You seem to be peevish, petulant,even shrewish.Its people like you that only know God when a disaster is upon you .That’s Shameful.
Go lead a life where you know God on a daily basis
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
Lazy Skerrit Must Go Now

Barbara, your hypocrisy is so blatant that it’s tangible. Cry foul when Tony spews his toxic brew all over the media. Chastise the government Ministers when they turn the hallowed halls of parliament into a pig sty and curse like inebriated miscreants. Thou hypocrite , you engage in sarcasm and name calling of those who dare to highlight the inadequacies and numerous wrongdoings of this kakistocratic administration. Your juvenile tantrums won’t deter anyone from refraining to speak truth to power. Now go and resort to your pathetic name calling. Are you, Barbara, Gary, Toddler On The Block, Stalking Tom, A-None paid handsomely to defend the indefensible actions and preposterous utterances of Skerrit and his supplicants?

Ibo
Sorry I lost a few days doing some useful work for my living so I did not have time to check back here for your comments which somehow I knew would be forthcoming.

Thanks for the compliment. Better a hypocrite than a hate-monger. I guess the hypocrite tries to see the best in every situation while the hate-monger hates himself to begin with and uses every waking moment to see how he can get everyone else to hate the object of his latent envy, jealousy, dislike.

When that hate festers and spreads it is worse than a cancerous growth. Thing is neither you nor I will be able to eradicate it when it suits us so my boy, stay with your hate, I will stay with my hyprocrisy. Let’s see who is better positioned to impact Dominica for the better.

Barbara, you are rude, out of order and hypocritical. We are expressing our pain, sadness, of poor governance, increase in poverty high level corruption and you have the audacity to call us names because we address the incompetence of Skerrit and failed corrupt Labour government.
Everyday, that Tramp called Trump is on the news, the media in the USA carries out analysis of his incompetence and illiterate behaviour in politics like Skerrit and who the hell are you to try to shut us up. Well you shut up as you are not representing us and you know not of us. As your Skerrit says by insulting us with, “Go to Hell…Go to Hell…Go To Hell…none of your damn Business where Skerrit get de money from.
Put that in your pipe and smoke it. For your information Skerrit is a failure and has been from the time he stepped in this PM position, although not many of his ministers wanted him to be PM. Go ask Savarin and L. Lawrence, they will give you the beff. They and we now see the results. ……

Wow, this is what you get when people minds are hijacked by political partisan beliefs, their perceptions is the truth, the use of reason does not apply to them. The only remedy for these people is the old saying time will tell.

Gary, you place no substantive solutions on the table. You peruse the comments made on this forum then eviscerate anyone who justifiably lambasts the lethargic, do-nothing Skerrit-led ill-administration. Stop questioning people’s intellectual prowess as you are certainly not the sharpest knife in the drawer. People like you, Barbara and KID are giving succor to a government that is not even remotely competent of doing the mere minimum to empower the least among us.
Ask yourself, why most bad things begin with the letter R? Rusty, Rough, Rude, Ragged, Rascal, Rumor, Reckless, Revenge, Rogue, Rash, Repress, Revolt, Raucous, Restrict, Rout, Rumpus, Roosevelt Skerrit.

Hot debate. What do you think? 18GarySeptember 11, 2018

To Ibo France
You accuse me of not placing substantive solutions on the table, are you, you should be the last person to accuse me of such a thing, those that criticise others reveal what he himself lacks. When you make the statement
quote “Stop questioning people’s intellectual prowess.” Im bewildered, by a recent post which you have describe The PM and his Cabinet colleagues as malleable, spineless, intellectually impotent imbeciles,why such a paradox, it just tells me you are a joker and should not be taken seriously.

According to you I”m not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I can tell you this, I looked in The Dictionary and there are many words that start with the letter R which does not represent bad things. REPUTATION, RESPECTFUL, RESILIENCE, REASON, RIGHTEOUSNESS, REJUVENATION, REALITY, REJOICE, REMARKABLE. Grow up stop being a
pessimist it is not the type of mentality Dominica needs now.

Barbara, are you insinuating because there is a chance that a hurricane might visit Dominica, people should become scared and humble themselves at the feet of a corrupted no good politician name Roosevelt Skerrit?

In a situation like this one need to humble themselves to God in prayer; not forgetting the bad corrupted deeds perpetrated on the nation by Roosevelt. The crap that Austrie is piping is simply trying to use some sort of pseudo psychology on the vulnerable who believe more in the red piece of cloth he has on his back than in God Almighty!

There is life beyond politics Barbara: ” we love our PM.” However; one cannot simply forget the damages Roosevelt and Austrie and the rest of the gang caused Dominica, and the hardship people suffers in poverty, while the cabal living on their millions from the sale passports and Parrots, sold in Germany.

You see it is in time like these we get to discover who is a piece of nothing, and who is God!

It’s conspicuous, Dominica is very unprepared for any storm. The information and advice from the two Ministers could have been given by a Primary School child of average ability. A meeting by NEPO just a day before the hurricane is predicted to strike the country is asinine! At this time, in the peak of the Hurricane Season, NEPO should be a very oiled machine, ready to go at an instant notice. Every thing should have already been in place, adequate shelters, emergency workers and volunteers, security forces, hospital and medical centers, etcetera. There is no plausible defense for any storm to catch Dominica with its pants down again. With this tardy, unequipped administration, expect mediocrity.

I don’t know if you have not observed but Dominica is still recovering from Hurricane Maria many roofs are still covered with tarp. We continue to talk as if Dominica was not battered by a cat 5 just about a year ago. I wonder which government would have everything thing in place for this hurricane season after the battering of Maria. But everything in Dominica is viewed through the color of our political lenses.

This man has true leadership skills. Calm calm and calm. Will the leader of the opposition be a man and show maturity or hide behind the symbol. Man up and follow Austrie, no shame in the game views expressed or % . Kill them with love DLP.

Not even Dr. Benji can help you BS Randy Z. dr.Benji need help himself he goes to the clinic like Nicademus. Doh make im fool U

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You seem to be stung by a Bee & guess painful while you want to talk about “Kill Them with Love”?? What love you talking about. Kill and Love don’t match, but stung by a bee, I will go to casualty ASAP as the Labour company you engage offers a dreadful sting. Fly away Ms Bee, you have wings, fly away or else you will be stung forever.
I will advise you that you cannot and must not compare Skerrit with Hon Linton. Where Linton has been within the Caribbean as a journalist, Skerrit can`t compare with Linton`s intellectually. He knows it go ask him. That is why they are scared of him as Leader of the Opposition and soon to be Prime Minister.
Skerrit came into office lacking intellectual of the bigger political awareness and analysis and awareness or knowledge of socio-economic development. Look where Domininca is today. In deep poverty. Where is Skerrit today? I guess you can ask him about his wealth and frequency out of Dominica, returns empty handed but sweet talk. Skerrit Must Go…

Desperate people do and say desperate things. Is there an animal in the house? At a time when we are again facing an imminent natural disaster , this political nuisance % want to make himself relevant! As a leader as we face uncertainty I would go to my people and try to reassure them, that we are going through this together. How do you want to be a leader with such hatred and bigotry. Everyday I am reading the news I am reading the accomplishments of the DLP, yet you % are portraying a negative and grim picture, only con artists behave in such a manner.

Stop making me popular on this medium.I am a self effacing person,I do not like popularity .Do you want me to be a showman like Skerrit,?I won’t.
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
Lazy Skerrit Must Go Now

Accomplishments of the DLP. Which ones? In my opinion they have not accomplished anything in 18 years but correct me if I’m wrong and make a detailed list of their accomplishments. However, what they have done, and they are really good at that, is robbing the country blind and constantly lie to the citizens of Dominica.

Reggie move there nobody wanna hear you. You can call for calm when all your children safe out of state and you and your madam in all you fancy gated mansion while people still under tarpaulin. You are in no position to call for any calm, shut up already and just enjoy your niceness in peace.

Austrie You all are very bad role models, destroying the country .Most Dominicans will stay calm but it’s not because of your hot air…You are DLP greatest buffoon. Venezuela’s more than US$100 000 000.00 given to us as debt forgiveness is haunting the country ….
I listen to other people other than those from the Met Office …Those who help us 100% during Maria .Oh how I love these guys who make me feel proud as a Dominican .
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
Lazy Skerrit Must Go Now

Please please % can you find something meaningful to do with YOUR life. I have completely lose respect for YOU, because you have become a public annoyance. Instead of bracing for the increment weather YOU are talking a desperate and low shot. How devilish and devious are YOU %? On a daily basis you are waiting like a lion to devour YOUR prey. Use your time wisely by meeting with your constituent to put a constructive plan in place. What kind of leader are YOU.!

@Is So
Stop being an accomplished hypocrite. Do you wait on an impending hurricane to know God?When did you get this epiphany ? Hypocrite!!!
Don’t get hypertension because of my bloggs.You are so stupid Skerrit won’t send you to Martinique…..So behave your stupid self!!!
Your Homework:
Learn to use lose and lost
Learn to spell inclement
Skerrit Must Go
Skerrit Must Go
Lazy Skerrit Must Go Now

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Thanks % for your intellectual comments representing the corrupt state of our little suffering island lead by immature and incompetent corrupt leader and Labour government. Shame on anyone who supports this immaturity and corrupt Labour government.
No matter what you Skerritites say, it is in one that Skerrit is a failure and his Labour government in mature, corrupt and ridiculous. Skerrit must Go, this Corrupt incompetent Labour Government must Go.. They have all failed us, Skerrit and his band of misfits.
Skerrit must Go

Typical of you % to steal people’s ideas. Last week I described YOU as full of Hot air and fat now you are expressing yourself and answering yourself again. % Did you help with the cleaning of the Marigot constituency after Maria? WHAT have YOU done besides insulting people WHO doesn’t share your ideology %? Post your accomplishments so we can take you seriously, Really!

how ironic eh look a storm coming straight for Dominica and the name just happens to be Issac. it could have been named Helene but a depression which was formed after this one, developed faster and took the name Helene.Dominicans can be so annoying with their love for one man Skerrit, when they should be loving and praising God. I hope it passes straight cause if it doesnt God help us. All this time for us to be preparing for times like this, we there playing politics and trying change law to register people overseas.SMFH……

So dat boobo doh cure yet? Mr. have that since his days in the Gayanese Jungle days wee! He has a doctor in the cabinet & his home is/was (sorry was) I forgot Ross was uprooted and implanted in B/dos.
Why doesn’t Doc Pte Savanne ( does he still reside there ?lol No I hear is he up in the Tony Asstafan area where the former MP for Mahaut etc moved to. The same former rep who said to a friend who was planning to move to “You want to live amongst these people?” He moved lol!

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